physiology

OLEAN — It only took Kristen Thomson a few minutes to get a blood pressure reading Tuesday at the health station in the lobby of the Olean Family YMCA...

IRMC Physician Group Orthopedics now performs innovative and custom total knee replacements. The new custom total knee replacements are unique to each...

Conventional medicine has made miraculous advances in many areas, including emergency conditions and subspecialty care. However, the prevalence of the...

A medical approach which seeks to improve the quality of life through treatments aimed at reducing suffering, reducing disease (tumor burden), and imp...

Lisa VerWeire didn’t plan to become a mother in her early 40s. It’s just the path life led her down. “Everyone hopes to wait until the perfect time, b...

LIMESTONE — For the past several months, a number of New York state and Pennsylvania residents in need of help with opiate addictions have visited the...

Whether you’re struggling to get the kids to school on time or juggling multiple projects at work, daily distractions are everywhere. And the added pr...

January is National Blood Donor Month, and the American Red Cross in Western New York says it has an urgent need for blood platelet donors of all bloo...

Are poinsettias really poisonous? Are snowflakes really pure as the driven snow? Does feasting really put on the pounds? Sure as sugarplums, myths and...

A simple, 20-minute discussion with a registered nurse and answering a questionnaire may result in saving the lives of some Ontario County employees. ...

If you’re among those who doubt the effectiveness a flu shot has in preventing the flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some stats ...

Some who visited the model “teen bedroom challenge” walked right past a number of hidden drug paraphernalia, never realizing items such as a fake Dr. ...

Americans are obsessed with numbers. Heart rate, calories consumed, pounds on a scale, grams of carbohydrates — it seems every aspect of our lives is ...

In 2006, Mary Jones woke with a headache unlike any she had experienced before. It was the beginning of her struggle with migraines, which can drastic...

IHAP®’s goal is to assess the progress of the whole person health journey for each participant. The program accomplishes this by establishing realisti...

As you read this, Western Pennsylvania is immersed in the heart of autumn, unquestionably the most sensually stimulating of the four seasons. The reds...

As you read this, the Rochester area is immersed in the heart of autumn, unquestionably the most sensually stimulating of the four seasons. The reds, ...

Nearly every piece of health and medical advice comes with an extra special message for seniors. Take cold and flu season, for example. Once the leave...